Student diversity at university: The value of attitudes
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.5944/reop.vol.25.num.1.2014.12012Keywords:
attitudes toward disabilities, university, academic accommodations (disabilities), inclusion, attitude scaleAbstract
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Student diversity is legally supported in the Spanish education system at all levels; however, when the students who have taken part in the diversity measures have done their basic and post-compulsory education, in higher education they do not always find specific attention and the teaching actions that conform to their specific needs due mainly to their sensory or physical disabilities. The purpose of the work we are presenting is to know the opinion of a sample of teachers (n=85) and students (n=1,015) of a Teaching Degree and Pedagogy Degree of two universities regarding diversity. This study also validated the “Diver Form” (Questionnaire on University Diversity and Education).The results reveal a positive attitude towards including students with disabilities at university, although with a negative opinion from the teachers regarding the curriculum adaptation. Belonging to one of the surveyed groups, the gender and the variable and prior contact with disability show significant differences, though this is not the case for the degree taken or the university to which they belong. These findings emphasize the need for specific training for teachers in the use of inclusive methodologies and supporting of a psychopedagogic particular intervention integrated in tutorial action plans with institutional outreach. Taken together, these actions support the social dimension of the Bologna Process.
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